DOT HazMat Training

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DOT HazMat Training
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Handling and transporting hazardous materials
(HazMat) is quite common globally. What is not
so common, and equally applied, is the
precautions and regulations to be followed by
people handling hazardous materials across their
lifecycle and value chain. In the United States,
the safety and health of employees are a top
priority and governed by the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA). Hence,
employers and employees must undergo different
forms and types of safety training when their
occupations endanger their health and livelihood.
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What is DOT HazMat Training?
The United States Department of Transportation
(DOT) has regulated how hazardous materials can
be transported across the United States, whether
by highway, rail, waterways, or air.
Furthermore, the DOT regulations for hazardous
materials transportation also guide and direct
the proper handling, packaging, marking, and
placarding of hazardous materials packages and
vehicles to ensure the safety of both the
people directly involved in the process, as well
as the public.
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Who Needs DOT HazMat Training?
All employers and employees involved in the
handling, packaging, marking, labeling,
storing, loading, unloading, and placarding of
hazardous materials for transport, must undergo
the mandatory training as set out by the DOT
guidelines. This applies across all
transportation networks when utilizing vehicles,
trains, airplanes, or vessels. Furthermore,
people who receive and forward packages of
dangerous goods and hazardous chemicals and
those who manufacture packaging for the
transportation of HazMat are also required to
undergo the mandated DOT HazMat training.
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When is DOT HazMat Training Required?
The DOT has also recommended when HazMat
training is necessary for employees engaged in
the transportation of hazardous materials.
Employees whose job function directly affects
the safe transportation of hazardous materials
must receive training within 90 days after
employment, or a change in job function.
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Why the Emphasis on DOT HazMat Training?
The United States transportation network
facilitates the transportation of millions of
people and over one million shipments of
hazardous materials daily (DOT, n.d.). This
does not include the nations 2.8-million-mile
pipeline transportation system consisting of
natural gas and hazardous liquids that account
for 64 of our nations energy commodities (DOT,
n.d.).
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How and Where to Enroll for the DOT HazMat
Web-Based Training?

• HAZWOPER OSHA Training has developed
  comprehensive training programs for transporters
  and shippers of hazardous materials to more
  easily understand and comply with the DOTs
  Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). Our
  HazMat online safety training covers
• General awareness for the transportation of
  hazardous goods
• Understanding the requirements of and
  interpreting the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT)
  Insight on the preparation of shipping papers
• The requirements for suitably labeling, marking,
  and packaging hazardous materials packages How
  to appropriately placard vehicles transporting
  hazardous materials
• Understanding the carrier requirements for
  different modes of transportation when
  transporting hazardous materials via highway,
  rail, air, and water
• Understanding of the inherent threats and
  security requirements when transporting hazardous
  materials and Function-specific training when
  transporting hazardous materials by air, water,
  and land.

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Our DOT HazMat training course will enable
employers to safeguard their employees from harm
while implementing relevant precautionary
measures during the transportation and transfer
of hazardous materials. Dont hesitate to ensure
the safety of your organization and employees.
Enroll in the DOT HazMat online training
today! Check it now! https//hazwoper-osha.com/o
nline-courses/dot-hazmat-transportation-advanced-g
eneral-awareness-training/
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